Baby Steps
Anime
ベイビーステップ
2014/04/06
Character count126,642
Word count54,405
Unique words4,417
Words (1-occurrence)1,820
Unique kanji1,099
Kanji (1-occurrence)204
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episodes25
External Rating
75 %

Based on the original manga by Hikaru Katsuki, Baby Steps centers on a honor student named Eiichiro Maruo who becomes frustrated with his life and decides to join the tennis club. Despite lacking experience and physical strength, he utilizes his studious nature to develop a strategic approach to playing tennis. Taking notes of his opponents’ habits and tendencies, he is able to predict their next move before they even react. He also meets Natsu Takasaki, a beautiful girl with a passion for tennis. With her help, he aims to become a professional tennis player. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Genres
Romance
Sports
Tags
Tennis
Male Protagonist
Coming of Age
Female Protagonist
Shounen
School
School Club
Educational
Chibi/SD
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count5,059
Word count2,185
Unique words657
Words (1-occurrence)376
Unique kanji313
Kanji (1-occurrence)127
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count4,472
Word count1,963
Unique words607
Words (1-occurrence)333
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)121
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count4,427
Word count1,909
Unique words637
Words (1-occurrence)388
Unique kanji296
Kanji (1-occurrence)138
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count5,309
Word count2,277
Unique words678
Words (1-occurrence)380
Unique kanji321
Kanji (1-occurrence)136
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count5,217
Word count2,278
Unique words697
Words (1-occurrence)408
Unique kanji340
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count4,727
Word count2,020
Unique words708
Words (1-occurrence)430
Unique kanji343
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,272
Word count1,842
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)342
Unique kanji274
Kanji (1-occurrence)118
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count4,173
Word count1,769
Unique words568
Words (1-occurrence)322
Unique kanji273
Kanji (1-occurrence)115
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count5,461
Word count2,335
Unique words751
Words (1-occurrence)447
Unique kanji355
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count5,195
Word count2,243
Unique words641
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji295
Kanji (1-occurrence)124
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count4,827
Word count2,044
Unique words576
Words (1-occurrence)333
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)125
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count5,521
Word count2,367
Unique words696
Words (1-occurrence)398
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 13
Character count4,950
Word count2,118
Unique words684
Words (1-occurrence)416
Unique kanji350
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 14
Character count5,714
Word count2,488
Unique words742
Words (1-occurrence)433
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 15
Character count5,342
Word count2,302
Unique words695
Words (1-occurrence)392
Unique kanji335
Kanji (1-occurrence)140
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 16
Character count4,764
Word count2,029
Unique words605
Words (1-occurrence)339
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)136
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 17
Character count4,936
Word count2,094
Unique words665
Words (1-occurrence)385
Unique kanji318
Kanji (1-occurrence)152
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 18
Character count5,618
Word count2,425
Unique words742
Words (1-occurrence)429
Unique kanji355
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 19
Character count5,434
Word count2,463
Unique words817
Words (1-occurrence)511
Unique kanji400
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 20
Character count5,051
Word count2,150
Unique words725
Words (1-occurrence)435
Unique kanji370
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 21
Character count5,104
Word count2,237
Unique words694
Words (1-occurrence)399
Unique kanji341
Kanji (1-occurrence)129
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 22
Character count5,238
Word count2,188
Unique words668
Words (1-occurrence)398
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 23
Character count4,738
Word count1,936
Unique words640
Words (1-occurrence)372
Unique kanji303
Kanji (1-occurrence)129
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 24
Character count5,497
Word count2,332
Unique words712
Words (1-occurrence)409
Unique kanji343
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 25
Character count5,596
Word count2,411
Unique words641
Words (1-occurrence)349
Unique kanji322
Kanji (1-occurrence)133
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary